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RELEASES - 2006 | 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHISTLER’S PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN
ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE CALL FOR ENTRIES AND $10,000 PRIZE PURSE
Action Sport/Lifestyle Photo Competition
Submission Deadline: February 11, 2007 WHISTLER, BC ,
January 10, 2007 – The hunt
is on for the world’s best action sport/lifestyle shooters,
and in a twist of roles, the crosshairs are trained on the people
behind the camera.
The 10th annual Pro Photographer Showdown will be held during the
2007 TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 13-22 in Whistler, British Columbia,
Canada, and will showcase the work of 5 of the world’s best action-sport
and lifestyle photographers.
Photographers interested in being selected for the Pro Photographer Showdown
must submit a 3-minute DVD presentation of their images set to music to the
selection jury by February 11, 2007. The submissions are to be reflective of
the work that would comprise their full 9-minute production in the Showdown.
Submissions will be reviewed by an industry panel to determine the top 5 invited
artists.
The “Best of Show” designation conferred at the renowned photography
expose will see the winner join an alumni that includes Kevin Zacher, Jon Humphries
and Blake Jorgenson, and earn them not only adulation from the 2000-strong
crowd, and the recognition of their peers, but a $10,000 cash purse.
The deadline for its worldwide call-for-submissions is February 11, 2007.
Five selected photographers will be notified on March 1, 2007 and flown to
Whistler for the gala presentation on April 18, 2007.
Throughout its ten year history, the Pro Photographer Showdown has featured
stunning photography from renowned surf photographers Aaron Chang, Jason Childs,
Jeff Divine and Warren Bolster; skateboard gurus J. Grant Brittain and Jon
Humphries; acclaimed mountain bike photographer Sterling Lorence; ski & snowboard
legends Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger, Paul Morrison, Blake Jorgenson, Mark Gallup,
Scott Markewitz, Dave Heath, Vianney Tisseau and Mattias Fredriksson, among
others.
Entry procedures for the Pro Photographer Showdown are available online at
whistler2007.com.
The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is produced by Watermark
Communications, an experienced Whistler sports & entertainment marketing
company, and presented in partnership with Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb.
Celebrating its twelfth year as the largest annual winter sports and music
festival in North America, the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is
a high-octane 10 day and night showcase of the best of snowsports, music, arts
and mountain life. Featuring major professional ski and snowboarding
competitions, the largest free outdoor concert series in Canada, the legendary
Pro Photographer and Filmmaker Showdowns, and many more unique art and cultural
showcases, the Festival is the ultimate wrap party. For information on
the 2007 TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, this year from April
13-22, visit whistler2007.com
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Contact:
Lilli Clark
Production Coordinator (Indoor Events)
Tel: 604.938-3399 x 27
Email: lclark@watermarkinc.ca
Lisa Richardson
Communications Manager
Tel: 604 938 3399 x21
Email: lrichardson@watermarkinc.ca
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